Shepherds dominate the imagery of this week’s lesson. David
the shepherd-king, the Lord is my Shepherd from the 23rd Psalm,
Jeremiah’s bad shepherds and good shepherds, and the Lord as our Good Shepherd.
One of the things we need for living in God’s kingdom is “rest.”
In the gospel passage, the disciples have returned from missions, sent by
Jesus. Jesus told them "Come away to a deserted place all by
yourselves and rest a while." For many were coming and going, and they had
no leisure even to eat. Crowds of sick, hungry, thirsty and “needy”
people almost besiege them as they travel. Even when they went away in a boat
to a deserted place, they were mobbed. What did Jesus see, and feel? What is
the description of the crowd as seen by Jesus? Read David Lose’s “Rest.”
What does Jesus’ call to come away and rest mean to you? How
is “rest” described in the shepherd passages? Read “Sheep and Shepherds” by H.
Stephen Shoemaker. On the Sabbath? Read “Sheep and Shepherds” by H. StephenShoemaker. Why is “rest” important?
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